Hugo Weaving told SCI FI Wire that it was The Matrix producer Barrie Osborne who brought him on board for the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, in which he plays Elrond. “Barrie had produced The Matrix, and he was producing The Lord of the Rings as well, and so he rang me direct,” [More]

Stars and fans of the Lord of The Rings have braced freezing New York temperatures and a snowstorm to attend the world première of The Two Towers – the eagerly awaited second cinematic instalment of JRR Tolkien’s epic trilogy. [More]

LegosLeafs writes: The Toronto Star newspaper has a special Movies Extra section for The Two Towers. It’s an eight page pullout section with some interesting stuff about TTT, including interviews with Miranda Otto, Bernard Hill, Brad Dourif and other TTT cast members.

I just added two new reviews to our growing list of reviews from The Two Towers, which you can find here (mind the cruel, nassssty ammount of SPOILERS!!), and bookmark the link because we might add new reviews when they come in!

Edward writes: Hi! I spotted Philippa Boyens at the NYC premiere last night and asked her what happened with the Gollum origin scene PJ talked about at the Barnes & Noble Union Square Q&A last year. I thought maybe it got cut and would only be on the eventual extended TTT DVD, but she said we actually won’t see that till ROTK.

News of release dates, TV specials, and a display in Auckland honouring Richard Taylor as an ‘innovative New Zealander. [More]